The Vancouver Fire Department responded to what was likely an electrical fire at PeaceHealth Southwest’s Memorial Campus on Tuesday morning, but hospital staff already had it extinguished.
Fire engines were dispatched to the hospital at 7:48 a.m., said Vancouver firefighter and paramedic Pete Adams. In all, 20 firefighters responded to the call, Adams said.
PeaceHealth said in a prepared statement that a small fire broke out in a supply room on the second floor of its Memorial Campus at 100 E. 33rd St. The building houses the urgent care clinic on the first floor and behavioral health services on the second, the statement said.
Hospital staff used fire extinguishers to stop the fire from spreading before responders arrived, Adams said. The official response took about five minutes, he said, but firefighters remained on scene for about two hours to help ventilate the building.

Comments

We welcome comments from registered users. Comments are solely the responsibility
of those who post them; their viewpoints are not endorsed by the Daily Dispatch
and DailyDispatch.com.
(read
more)The
Daily Dispatch and DailyDispatch.com reserve the right to refrain from publishing or
to remove posts that include foul language, personal or abusive attacks, or are
off-topic. Posts will be signed with the first and last initial and home city associated
with the registered user’s account; the registered user’s address, phone and e-mail
address will remain private, as noted in our privacy policy.
(close
help tip)